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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: Fianna Fáil cut it by ¤16.80.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I acknowledge some Senators in the House are genuinely concerned about this budget. However, I take issue with members of Fianna Fáil on the other side who destroyed this country. These same people cut the Christmas bonus and cut carer's allowance by ¤16.80 and are now telling us they are concerned about these people, only because they are on the Opposition benches. If they had any...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I would prefer if the Senator did not interrupt me. He got his time.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: The Senator should join a party with a quorum. We need to see reform in the area of child benefit. I welcome the Minister's offer to initiate the debate on the report on social welfare and taxation in the Seanad in January. I call on her to review both child benefit and the respite care grant at the earliest moment possible in 2013. We need to focus on this in 2013. I am proud of the work...

Seanad: Shannon Airport: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend Senator Mulcahy for his contribution, and he knows more about Shannon Airport than anybody else in either House. He outlined exactly what is needed for Shannon Airport, those who work there and those who are affected by it. The Minister correctly stated in his speech that the number of passengers using Shannon Airport declined from...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: Senator Cullinane can speak with some authority on compromise given his party's record on compromise in Northern Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I support the view expressed by Senator Aideen Hayden on the proposal on property tax. This matter needs to be addressed. However, I must draw a distinction in this regard in that I am probably a traditionalist because I refer to local authority houses as "council houses". Social housing, on the other hand, is provided by Respond! and other voluntary organisations. On the issue of...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: People with poor eyesight are most at risk from this practice. Busy parents who must look out for children are also an easy target because they are often too busy to return to the queues at customer service desks to complain. They may not notice the cost when paying at the checkout but will notice it when returning home. I ask the Deputy Leader to request that the Minister for Jobs,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Barracks Closures (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: The Minister is proposing to provide finance for the development of the old Army barracks into a new Garda unit. When that happens and when the economic situation is better, will he consider returning an element of the reserve defence forces to Clonmel? While the Minister has listed the nearest locations, this is a cavalry battalion that is to be located in Cork. Therefore, the costs, as I...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Barracks Closures (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I apologise to the Minister for arriving late and briefly delaying him. The issue I raise is the proposed closure of the Reserve Defence Force facility in Clonmel. As the Minister will be aware, Kickham Barracks closed on 29 March last, thus ending 350 years of a military presence in Clonmel. The Third Cavalry Battalion of the Reserve Defence Force was attached to the barracks and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Barracks Closures (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I apologise to the Minister for arriving late and briefly delaying him. The issue I raise is the proposed closure of the Reserve Defence Force facility in Clonmel. As the Minister will be aware, Kickham Barracks closed on 29 March last, thus ending 350 years of a military presence in Clonmel. The Third Cavalry Battalion of the Reserve Defence Force was attached to the barracks and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Barracks Closures (11 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: The Minister is proposing to provide finance for the development of the old Army barracks into a new Garda unit. When that happens and when the economic situation is better, will he consider returning an element of the reserve defence forces to Clonmel? While the Minister has listed the nearest locations, this is a cavalry battalion that is to be located in Cork. Therefore, the costs, as I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I, too, welcome the two groups here this morning. I am not a member of this committee but I thank the Chairman for allowing me participate. I did not think that I would meet a namesake, Mr. Peter Landy. There are not too many of us around and I welcome him. We will have coffee later and see whether we are related.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: First, I want to speak on spina bifida. The association's requests are well justified and I hope that the committee can further pursue the issues, particularly the filling of the post. I have a particular and special interest in fibromyalgia and that is why I am here today. If truth be known, I could probably answer all of the questions that have been asked but I will not do so - that is...

Seanad: Statute of Limitations (Amendment) (Home Remediation-Pyrite) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State for the debate on the Bill. I also welcome the representatives of the pyrite action group, some of whom I met earlier this year with Deputy Brendan Ryan whose work on this matter I acknowledge. He has worked with residents associations and in the Lower House has been extremely active on this issue. I listened closely to the Minister of State's statement....

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: It is somewhat ironic that Senator Cullinane, whose party supports the abolition of the Seanad, is now saying he has not enough time to speak. I find that quite amusing.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: None the less, I am sure he has amended-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: I am sure his amendment-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Denis Landy: -----will be taken by the House. I want to speak in the same vein as the Leader of the Opposition, with regard to planning. I note there will be a debate on pyrite today and I look forward to engaging with Senator O'Brien on that issue. I ask the Deputy Leader to question the Minister on the issue of enforcement of planning regulations. A trend is developing in local authorities where...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Denis Landy: I support Senator Brennan's call for the Construction Contracts Bill to be brought to Committee Stage as soon as possible. I call on the Leader to request the Minister to include it in the schedule for the first term of the new year. In my area, I have seen the subcontractor, or "subbie", being caught all the time. They are the last payee at the end of the chain. In the Ballylynch...